Box-fastener.



PATENTED' MAR. 24, 1908.

J. A. HAUGH. Box FASTENER. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 13,1907.

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JOHN A. I'IAUGH, OF COL'USA, CALIFORNIA.

BOX-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 24, 1908.

Application filed. June 13, 1907. Serial No. 378,695.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN A. HAUGH, a citizen of the United States, residing at C0- lusa, in the county of Colusa and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Box-Fasteners and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this application.

This invention relates to improvements in the method of securing the lids on boxes used for transporting any manner of goods and particularly bottled goods, such as mineral waters, wines and liquors of any sort, where the same boxes are returned with empty bottles to be refilled, my object being to produce such a fastener as will be cheap and inexpensive and yet permit the lid to be easily fastened and unfastened at will, thereby extending the life of the box and lid, which is necessarily short when the lid is repeatedly nailed on. This object I accomplish by means of a spring wire locking means secured. on the box and constructed and operating in a manner as will appear by a perusal of the following specification and claims.

In the drawings similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several views.

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a box with my improved device installed thereon. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary end view of one end of the box. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective view of the other end of the box. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken relatively on a line as as of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a fragmentaryview of the end of a box showing a spring catch attachment thereon. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a spring wire loop. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a spring wire catch. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a spring wire and looped projection. Fig. 9 is a fragmentary view of an end of a box showing a nail stay thereon.

Referring more particularly to the characters of reference onthe drawings 1 designates the body of a box and 2 the lid thereof. Secured at each end of the box 1 are cleats 3 extending to the top plane of the lid 2. The lid 2 is provided with two notches 4 at one here 7 by means of flexible wires.

end and two notches 5 at the other. Secured and clenched on the top of the lid 2 are wires 6 provided with looped. projections 7 extending into the notches 4. At the same end of the box 1 are secured and clenched double spring Wires 8 provided with catches 9 normally engaging the members 7. Intermediate one of the sets ofwires 8 is a staple 10 and a pivotal dog 11 is disposed near the other set for the purpose as will appear. On the other end of the lid 2 are secured and clenched wires 12 provided with looped projections 13 extending into the notches 5 and normally engaging wire loops 14 secured to the inside of the corresponding end of the box 1. In the end of the box 1 in which are the wires 8 and their parts is secured an upright pin 15 adapted to normally engage with a corresponding orifice 16 in the lid. 2.

In practice when the box 1 is filled and it is desired. to securethe lid 2 thereon, the members 13 are inserted under the loops 14 and the spring wires 8 are held outward until the lid is disposed in position on the top of the box, the pin 15 engaging the orifice 16. Then the wires 8 are permitted to spring into normal position again, which action causes the catches 9 to engage the members 7 thus securely locking the lid 2 onto the box 1. The cleats 3 prevent any undue longitudinal movement of said lid 2, while the pin 15 pre vents the lateral movement thereof.

Suitable seals may be secured in the mem- The case may be locked by means of a padlock inserted in the staple 10. The dog 11 may be forced under the wires 8 when it is desired to hold the said wires outward from their normal position.

In practice when large, heavy boxes are used the wires 8 may be reinforced in the following manner there may be formed in the wires 8 at their lower ends coils 17 in which may be inserted a link 18 while 19 is a stay wire secured to the link 18 and embedded and clenched at its lower end in the box 1. Thus it will be seen that I have produced a device which is effective for the purpose of securing lids on boxes whereby the same may be easily removed and replaced at will, thus permitting of the same lid being used a great many times, which is impossible in cases where the lids are nailed on.

While this specification sets forth in detail the present and preferred construction of my device, still in practice such small deviations from such detail may be resorted to as fall within the scope of my claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and useful and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A box fastener comprising a box, a lid therefor, spring wires secured in one end of said box and having loops at their upper ends, links secured to the lower ends of said wires, wires secured to said links at one end and secured to the box at their other ends, means on said lid engaging said first named loops, and means securing the lid to said box at the other end thereof, as set forth.

2. A box, a lid therefor having notches cut inward from one of its ends, spring wire members secured to the top of said lid and extending vertically into said notches, horizontal looped projections on said vertical extensions, spring wires secured vertically to the outside of the corresponding end of said box, horizontal looped projections on the upper ends of said wires, the same extending into said notches and engaging said first named looped projections, and means locking the other end of said lid to said box, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN A. HAUGH. 

